Chennai, Feb. 12 -- India's top mixed doubles combination of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale kept their nerves in the decider to pack off Korea's Republic's Oh Seunghwan and Kim Seongjin to reach the quarterfinals of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Chennai 2026, co-hosted by Ultimate Table Tennis, Sharath Kamal Academy, and Stupa Sports AI with the support of SDAT at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University here on Thursday.

The top-seeded Indian combination, who recently won the WTT Contender Muscat 2026, were pushed to the brink by the Korean qualifiers as they saved three match points before the home favourites emerged victorious 3-2 (10-12, 11-6, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10) in 42 minutes, as per a press release from W...